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Switchin' Kitten

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Switchin' Kitten is a 1961 Tom and Jerry cartoon directed by Gene Deitch.

Plot[]

During a storm, Tom is trying to find a place to stay after being thrown out of a horse-drawn wagon. In the meantime, Jerry is assisting a mad scientist in a castle. They take Lightning and strap him to a table next to a dog that is strapped to another table. The mad scientist and Jerry push a number of buttons and controls to switch the brains of the cat and dog, that is, Lightning now has a dog's brain and vice versa. The mad scientist gives the "cat" to Jerry as a companion. While they are sleeping, Tom approaches the castle, noticing Jerry. Lightning (with a dog brain) growls and threatens Tom. Tom tries to convince Lightning that he is a cat, but fails. Over the next few minutes, Tom's efforts to catch Jerry are thwarted by Lightning. As Tom runs off in fright, he comes into contact with other animals that the mad scientist has experimented on, including a chirping elephant, a chicken that bleats like a lamb, a mooing cuckoo-bird, a dog whose brain was switched with Lightning, Tom prays for the cartoon not to end, but Jerry roars like the MGM Lion, Leo, with the trademark ribbon that reads "Ars Gratia Artis" (Latin for "Art for Art's Sake"), the official motto for the company) ends it anyway. Tom blasts off like a spacecraft, as he flees out of the castle, while Jerry winks at the camera as it closes.

Availability[]

  • (2013) DVD - Tom and Jerry's Magical Misadventures (TV print; Warner Bros.)
  • (2015) DVD - Tom and Jerry: The Gene Deitch Collection (restored; Warner Bros.)

Notes[]

  • This is the first cartoon without animation credits since 1942.
  • The cartoon was originally titled "Dog My Cats".[2]
  • On July 18, 1961, MGM announced that it was going to resume filming of Tom and Jerry cartoons.[3]
  • The orange cat in this short might be Lightning Cat.
  • The blue bulldog resembles Spike Bulldog, albeit not the same character.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ↑ https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First&Search_Arg=RE0000391286&Search_Code=REGS
  2. ↑ https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/tom-jerry-the-gene-deitch-collection/
  3. ↑ "M-G-M is going to resume filming of 'Tom and Jerry' Cartoons. The studio hadn't filmed any of the cartoons in the last three years." - The Leader-Post
Tom and Jerry Cartoons
1940 Puss Gets the Boot
1941 The Midnight Snack • The Night Before Christmas
1942 Fraidy Cat • Dog Trouble • Puss n' Toots • The Bowling Alley-Cat • Fine Feathered Friend
1943 Sufferin' Cats! • The Lonesome Mouse • The Yankee Doodle Mouse • Baby Puss
1944 The Zoot Cat • The Million Dollar Cat • The Bodyguard • Puttin' on the Dog • Mouse Trouble
1945 The Mouse Comes to Dinner • Mouse in Manhattan • Tee for Two • Flirty Birdy • Quiet Please!
1946 Springtime for Thomas • The Milky Waif • Trap Happy • Solid Serenade
1947 Cat Fishin' • Part Time Pal • The Cat Concerto • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse • Salt Water Tabby • A Mouse in the House • The Invisible Mouse
1948 Kitty Foiled • The Truce Hurts • Old Rockin' Chair Tom • Professor Tom • Mouse Cleaning
1949 Polka-Dot Puss • The Little Orphan • Hatch Up Your Troubles • Heavenly Puss • The Cat and the Mermouse • Love That Pup • Jerry's Diary • Tennis Chumps
1950 Little Quacker • Saturday Evening Puss • Texas Tom • Jerry and the Lion • Safety Second • Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl • The Framed Cat • Cue Ball Cat
1951 Casanova Cat • Jerry and the Goldfish • Jerry's Cousin • Sleepy-Time Tom • His Mouse Friday • Slicked-up Pup • Nit-Witty Kitty • Cat Napping
1952 The Flying Cat • The Duck Doctor • The Two Mouseketeers • Smitten Kitten • Triplet Trouble • Little Runaway • Fit to Be Tied • Push-Button Kitty • Cruise Cat • The Dog House
1953 The Missing Mouse • Jerry and Jumbo • Johann Mouse • That's My Pup! • Just Ducky • Two Little Indians • Life with Tom
1954 Puppy Tale • Posse Cat • Hic-cup Pup • Little School Mouse • Baby Butch • Mice Follies • Neapolitan Mouse • Downhearted Duckling • Pet Peeve • Touché, Pussy Cat!
1955 Southbound Duckling • Pup on a Picnic • Mouse for Sale • Designs on Jerry • Tom and Chérie • Smarty Cat • Pecos Pest • That's My Mommy
1956 The Flying Sorceress • The Egg and Jerry • Busy Buddies • Muscle Beach Tom • Down Beat Bear • Blue Cat Blues • Barbecue Brawl
1957 Tops with Pops • Timid Tabby • Feedin' the Kiddie • Mucho Mouse • Tom's Photo Finish
1958 Happy Go Ducky • Royal Cat Nap • The Vanishing Duck • Robin Hoodwinked • Tot Watchers
1961 Switchin' Kitten • Down and Outing • It's Greek to Me-ow!
1962 High Steaks • Mouse into Space • Landing Stripling • Calypso Cat • Dicky Moe • The Tom and Jerry Cartoon Kit • Tall in the Trap • Sorry Safari • Buddies Thicker Than Water • Carmen Get It!
1963 Pent-House Mouse
1964 The Cat Above and the Mouse Below • Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? • Much Ado About Mousing • Snowbody Loves Me • The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse
1965 Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life • Tom-ic Energy • Bad Day at Cat Rock • The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off • Haunted Mouse • I'm Just Wild About Jerry • Of Feline Bondage • The Year of the Mouse • The Cat's Me-Ouch
1966 Duel Personality • Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary • Jerry-Go-Round • Love Me, Love My Mouse • Puss 'n' Boats • Filet Meow • Matinee Mouse • The A-Tom-Inable Snowman • Catty-Cornered
1967 Cat and Dupli-cat • O-Solar-Meow • Guided Mouse-ille • Rock 'n' Rodent • Cannery Rodent • The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R. • Surf-Bored Cat • Shutter Bugged Cat • Advance and Be Mechanized • Purr-Chance to Dream
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